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Quetta: Police claim arresting 11 children used by terrorists

Quetta: Police claim arresting 11 children used by terrorists

QUETTA: Police claimed on Wednesday to have arrested, after a briefencounter, 11children who were allegedly lured and used by militants of an outlawed Balochorganisation to plantbombs and triggerblasts at various places in the provincial capital. The chief of Quettapolice, Captain (retd) MirZubairMehmood, accompanied by DIGInvestigationMobin, told journalists at a pressconference that police, on a tip-off that militants of a little-known outfit, the UnitedBalochArmy, headed by AbdulNabiBangulzai, raided the KalliKhliAngooriBagharea.

The raid triggered an armedencounter with members of the organisation. The leader of the organisation escaped along with other militants during the exchange of fire, leaving the children at the place.

“We have taken 11children into custody and they are under interrogation,” CCPOZubairMehmood said. The arrested children were present during the news conference.

“Their ages are between 10 and 17years,” he said, adding that one of them is the son of a serving policeofficer.

He said that during initial interrogation, the arrestedchildren disclosed how they were being used by the bannedoutfit to plantbombs and explosives at various places in and around Quetta.

“All these teenagers are innocent and belong to poor families and they were being used by members of the outlawed organisation for their nefarious designs,” he claimed, adding that the children were being paid Rs2,000 to Rs5,000 for planting and explodingbombs.

He said children had admitted during an initial investigation that they were used for carrying explosives and bombs and conducting blasts at crowded places, including the BachaKhanChowk. He said they had also admitted to their involvement in at least eightcases of bombblasts and grenadeattacks in Quetta and on outskirts of the provincial capital. MrMehmood said that police also seizedanti–personnelmines, detonators, 10kgofexplosives, fourrocketsof107mm, chemicals, safetyfuses, twohandgrenadesandammunition from the area. He said that it was a matter of great concern that the outlawed organisation was using innocent children to achieve its evil designs.

One of the children, MohammadSabir, told journalists that he, along with some others, planted a bomb on Jan10 this year at the BachaKhanChowk. The bombkilled10civilians and twosoldiers of the FrontierCorps, besides inuring 67civilians.

The CCPO said that police were making arrangements to ensure these juvenile did not turn into hardened criminals.

“We are investigating all acts of terror in the province, including twomassivebombblasts which took place in Quetta recently and have found an important lead to reach those involved in these acts of terror,” MrMehmood said.

He said that in order to improve law and order situation in Quetta, Rs500million had already been earmarked for the installation of CCTVcameras and other equipment for technical surveillance.

In reply to a question, he said the government had approved recruitment of over 1,000policemen for Quettapolice.